Get Involved

Get Involved

Why should nurses engage in advocacy?

For the good of our patients;

Doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies have lobbyists;

Decisions made at the Capitol affect you;

Nurses need to be at the table!

Nurses have a long history of policy advocacy. Many leaders of the professional nursing movement were also leaders in the women’s suffrage movement. First MNA President Sarah Tarleton Colvin was arrested and jailed for protesting for women’s suffrage.

MNA offers a variety of ways to volunteer and take action on behalf of your patients and your profession. You can:

Talk to elected officials at the local, state, and national levels;

Participate in MNA events like the Day on the Hill and Student Day on the Hill;